Digging for Britain
Lost Mansions and Impaled Prisoners
Season 12 Episode 6 of 6
A look at the best archaeology found in the south of the UK. First stop is the Killerton estate in Devon, where the National Trust are hunting for remains of a manor house buried somewhere on the grounds. The house played a pivotal part in the English civil war and even hosted parliamentarian leader Oliver Cromwell as he laid siege to the city of Exeter
Digging for Britain airs on BBC Two Wales at 8:00 PM, Thursday 16 January. (Subtitles, new, finale, series, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Archaeology
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Alice Roberts
Presenter
Mark Lovegrove
Editor
Rory Wheeler
Executive Producer
Edward Hart
Executive Producer